A business can take a credit of 50% of the eligible expenses (up to $10,000 of expenses) it pays or incurs to provide access to disabled persons. These are expenses to comply with the applicable requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and include expenses to remove barriers to access by persons with disabilities; to provide qualified interpreters or other methods of making audio materials available to persons with hearing impairments; to provide qualified readers or other methods of making visual materials available to persons with visual impairments; and to acquire or modify equipment so that it can be used by persons with disabilities. Access expenditures must meet the standards agreed to by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
Empowerment Zone and Renewal Community Employment Credit - Form 8844
This credit is for businesses that have employees working in certain zones and communities. The credit is 20% of qualified wages (up to $15,000 per year) paid to qualified employees of empowerment zones, and 15% of qualified wages (up to $10,000 per year) paid to qualified employees of renewal communities. Lists of the qualifying urban and rural empowerment zones and renewal communities can be found in the instructions for Form 8844, which can be downloaded from the IRS website. Housing and Urban Development also has a locater service on its website to determine whether a particular zone or community qualifies for this credit.
Enhanced Oil Recovery Credit - Form 8830
This is a credit that can be taken by owners of an operating mineral interest for costs of enhanced oil recovery costs. The credit is 15% of these costs, and is reduced when the price per barrel of oil exceeds the base value of $28.